2 Palestinians Killed, 4 Injured, 4 Kidnapped, Peaceful Demonstrators Attacked, Qabatia, Nablus, Jenin Invaded by Israeli Occupation Forces

Two killed and four injured in Israeli air strike on Al-Aqsa Brigades in Beit Hanoun

Date: 15 / 11 / 2007 Time: 13:59

Gaza – Ma'an –

Two activists affiliated to Fateh's Al-Aqsa Brigades were killed and four others injured, one seriously when Israeli occupation fighter jets targeted their group in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday.

Director of ambulance and emergency service in the Palestinian health ministry Mu'awiya Hassanain named the victims as twenty-two-year-old Muhammad Qishawi from the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, and Ahid Al-Bayari from Beit Hanoun.

The Al-Aqsa Brigades said in a statement that they had launched 10 homemade projectiles at Sderot in the Western Negev as part of the military operation they've dubbed "Autumn in Gaza" and also to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the announcement of Palestinian Independence Day.

Israeli occupation forces invade Qabatia

Date: 15 / 11 / 2007 Time: 11:02

Jenin – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces invaded the northern West Bank town of Qabatia south of Jenin on Thursday, carrying out an arrest and inspection campaign in the town's centre, Ma'an's reporter said.

Palestinian security sources said that several Israeli occupation vehicles entered the town from the west and stormed a number of houses near the Salah Addin mosque under cover of heavy gunfire and sonic bombs.

They claimed they were searching for Palestinian fugitives.

Eyewitnesses told Ma'an's reporter that the Israeli occupation troops forced Palestinian residents to leave their homes and gather in a mosque yard for interrogation.

Israeli occupation army attacks peaceful demonstration west of Ramallah

Thursday November 15, 2007 12:46 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News ghassanb at imemc dot org

The Israeli occupation army on Thursday attacked a peaceful demonstration, organized by villagers from several villages west of Ramallah, on the settlers' road known as road 443.

Sources at the protest told IMEMC that the protesters marched towards the road, then held midday prayers there, shortyly after which the Israeli army attacked particpants with rifle-butts and batons.

No injuries or kidnappings were reported.

Road 443 cuts through several villages located west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Five years ago it was closed for Palestinian use.

Israeli occupation army kidnaps four across West Bank

Thursday November 15, 2007 10:59 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News ghassanb at imemc dot org

Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli occupation army kidnapped at least four Palestinian civilians during predawn invasions across the West Bank on Thursday.

Two men were abducted from the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem when Israeli occupation troops attacked and searched homes located in Duhaisha refugee camp.

Local sources identified the two as Omer Al-Afandi 41, and Mohamed Da'amsah, 24.

Also in the southern part of the West Bank, Israeli troops attacked and rasnaked homes in Al Am'ari refugee camp, located near Hebron city and kidnapped one.

Sources identified that man as Waleed Khader, 28.

Meanwhile in the northern part of the West Bank, a Palestinian youth was kidnapped while passing an Israeli occupation forces checkpoint located near Salfit city.

In Nablus city, also in the northern part of the West Bank, the Israeli occupation army invaded the Balata and Al-Ain refugee camps. No injuries or kidnappings were reported in the attack.

IOF troops raid Nablus and Jenin in the northern West Bank

[ 15/11/2007 - 12:34 PM ]

NABLUS, (PIC)--

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in large numbers, at dawn Thursday, invaded the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank and withdrew without reports of any arrests.

Press sources said that the occupation troops invaded the Balata refugee camp to the east of Nablus and al-Ain refugee camp to the west of Nablus. The occupation forces clashed with Palestinian resistance elements in both refugee camps, but no casualties were reported.

Before withdrawing, the invading IOF troops stormed and ransacked a number of houses at the pretext of looking for wanted Palestinian citizens.

In an earlier development on Wednesday, the Israeli warplanes had dropped IOF paratroopers for the second day in a raw on different areas of the Jenin district where the paratroopers set up ambushes and barriers.

Dozens of Israeli military vehicles also rolled into Jenin and roamed the streets amid intensive gunfire without any reports about kidnappings or casualties.

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